Evan Fournier led France to a historic win over the United States.
Led by Fournier's game-high 28 points, France defeated Team USA by a final score of 83-76 to open group play at the Tokyo Olympics.
It marks Team USA's first Olympic loss since 2004 and snaps a 25-game winning streak.
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Fournier took to social media after the game to celebrate France's win, as did teammate Rudy Gobert and a few other NBA players.
Allez les Bleus!!!!
— Joel “Troel” Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) July 25, 2021
Evan has been a bucket 🪣
— Aaron Gordon (@Double0AG) July 25, 2021
More champagne 🍾 🤌🏽
Bonne victoire d’équipe pour débuter ces jeux. Le chemin ne fait que commencer. 🙏🏽🇫🇷
— Rudy Gobert (@rudygobert27) July 25, 2021
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— Evan Fournier (@EvanFourmizz) July 25, 2021
Good job Guys !!! LET'S GOOOOOOOO @FRABasketball #Olympics
— Alexis Ajinça (@AjincaAlexis42) July 25, 2021
#TeamFranceBasket #FRAUSA #Tokyo2020 #Basketball
Gros match la calvitie! @EvanFourmizz
— Nikola Vucevic (@NikolaVucevic) July 25, 2021
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